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I have a mixed flock (12) RIR & Creme Legbar hens about 2 years old ... I was gettin 3-4 eggs/day & like a faucet they shut off.... Feathers everywhere so I'm guessing a molt but in the spring ??? What could have thrown the entire flock into a molt at the same time in the spring? I'm 70 & have...

For the first time in my nearly 70 years I have a hen(s) eating 2-3 eggs daily from a mixed flock of 15 (Legbar & RIR) that are 18 months old... I've researched the problem (ie. ceramic nesting eggs, increase in calcium, etc, etc....) to no avail.... First I need to figure out who the...

Once again I'm finding the floor of my coop flooded due to a leaking fount.... I can't seem to find a fount that lasts more than a few months before it starts leaking 😕.... I currently have a flock of 16 hens.... What does everyone use for watering your flock?

Bought 8 Cream Legbar pullets in earlyJune and the seller said they were either 2 or perhaps 3 months old, making them now 5-6 months... Thus far none of them have laid.... I've never owned this breed but I'm reading they start laying by now... And no, they aren't crowing.... lol... Am I being...

I'm losing hens due to what I'm guessing is Mycoplasma... I've never had any serious health issues with my flock so I'm wondering if this will eventually kill all my birds?

New to this breed..... I really hadn't planned on buying them because they were advertised as Cinnamon Queens.... When I got there the seller corrected me... 😆I needed more pullets so I said what the heck.... I'm reading their egg color varies between blue,olive, and green... Guess I'll know in...

I'm losing hens due to an unscrupulous seller that knowingly sold me sick birds.... They start with raspy breathing and slowly succumb to whatever it is.... Will it eventually run it's course or what should I do at this point? I'm at my wit's end....

A bit confused about Cream Legbar coloring... 😕 I bought 8 pullets and there's two that are a totally different color.... What's up with that?

Just bought these and know little to nothing about the breed.... Are both these pullets?

Just bought some young RIR pullets that are laying very pale eggs.... I have them on medicated feed but they came off soy meal/corn with very little free range.... I've had them for a month now and their yolks remain pale... Does diet determine yolk color?

Bought 8, 10 month old RIR pullets to add to my flock of elderly red Sex Links and Buff Orps... The Orps acted as the welcoming committee but one of my Sexlinks was a bit aggressive 😳...

Need to replace a few hens and I'm torn between buying chicks or pullets... Over the years I've done it both ways but buying chicks is more work but you know what you have whereas buying pullets can create issues with your existing flock... What's BYC's preference?

I've done the search and saw the options but I'm actually extending my current run... Current run has always been plain ol' dirt (for 15 years) & it's always a muddy mess when it's raining... My question .... What are your thoughts on pea gravel? I don't want to create an even bigger mess by...

My 13 hens were wasting loads of food so I switched from the old standard gravity feeder to this feeder.... My hens don't appear to be eating from it. I really think they are eating spilled grain off the coop floor... It's been a week since I put it in their coop & I've yet to see a hen eat out...

Have no idea how to sex pullets but I'm wondering if I didn't get a roo in my last bunch of "pullets".... She (he?) is the one with the big red comb compared to the others...

New Years Eve & I'm sitting here wondering when I should remove the heat lamp from my 8 week old red Sex Link pullets that are caged in my heated shop that I keep 55-60F.... I typically buy pullets in the spring but made an exception with these 6 pullets... They were hatched 10/1/18... Since...

Have 12 hens, 2 are 4 yo, 5 are 2 yo, & 5 are 1 yo............ Red sex links & Buff Orps..... Getting 3-4 eggs daily...... Will worms reduce egg production? Have yet to worm a chicken in all my years, but.... Bought three of the two year olds recently from a questionable source & failed to...

One of my year old Buff Orps is laying a very small egg compared to her four other "sisters"...... These are the first of this breed that I've owned, but I've always heard they reach a large egg size quickly...... This little girl's eggs size has yet to increase since she started laying...